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7 held for acclaimed libel
(MENAFN)Seven social media users and journalists are facing court on Wednesday after accusing wrongly a senior official with corruption, a senior official source said.
Amman Prosecutor Abdullah Abul Ghanam came to the decision of holding them in custody after the senior official sewed them saying that they "were publishing false accusations against him on social media", the senior official source told The Jordan Times.
"The seven were detained because they failed to show up on time for questioning when they were summoned by Abul Ghanam" the official source confirmed.
The source added that no charges have been held against the seven yet and "the case is in no way against freedom of the press."
"It is just a case against individuals who used social media to spread false, slanderous and defaming information," the senior official source added.
They are be questioned legally by Abul Ghanam on Thursday, the source added.
Amman Prosecutor Abdullah Abul Ghanam came to the decision of holding them in custody after the senior official sewed them saying that they "were publishing false accusations against him on social media", the senior official source told The Jordan Times.
"The seven were detained because they failed to show up on time for questioning when they were summoned by Abul Ghanam" the official source confirmed.
The source added that no charges have been held against the seven yet and "the case is in no way against freedom of the press."
"It is just a case against individuals who used social media to spread false, slanderous and defaming information," the senior official source added.
They are be questioned legally by Abul Ghanam on Thursday, the source added.
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